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M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 304/7)

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M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 304/7)

Start time
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J21A
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 9:10 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 2:30 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 304/7)
Coordinates
53.417243, -2.542932
Latitude span
53.410899 – 53.424208
Longitude span
-2.553048 – -2.532067
Bounding box centre
53.417554, -2.542558
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J21A
  • M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
  • M6 southbound between J21A and J21
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{48EA8EDC-D415-4E8B-9333-40C0161980AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
328 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.419962 -2.546834
53.419803 -2.546612
53.419794 -2.546599
53.419391 -2.546035
53.419069 -2.545579
53.418935 -2.545397
53.418623 -2.544957
53.418417 -2.544683
53.41823 -2.544425

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7B280ED8-20E9-4199-BAA2-AF738DB67E0E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.414924 -2.539929
53.414897 -2.539884
53.414817 -2.539747

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{70F315AF-09FC-454E-A17A-4AECE8FD0881}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
197 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.424208 -2.553048
53.424034 -2.552776
53.423534 -2.552032
53.422909 -2.551059
53.422686 -2.550712
53.421722 -2.5493
53.421302 -2.548711
53.420498 -2.547584

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E06CEAA4-0E7D-4E91-8307-CCCE32D2876E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.417988 -2.544091
53.417211 -2.543118
53.416692 -2.542464
53.416657 -2.542418
53.416273 -2.541917
53.41588 -2.541341
53.41521 -2.540369
53.415049 -2.540111
53.414924 -2.539929

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J21A and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{96263F84-8D90-4806-9925-C999B3A8EE2C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
612 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.41354 -2.537548
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53.412731 -2.53605
53.412472 -2.535535
53.411831 -2.534203
53.411208 -2.532812
53.410899 -2.532067

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F4AE5F5D-0EB8-46B3-A491-9DB25404514B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.41479 -2.539702
53.414603 -2.539384
53.414439 -2.539117
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.547584, 53.420498
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 9:10 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 2:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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